| SHIPS | Three came sailing in, in a Christmas carol |
| MAGI | Three came from the East |
| ETHER | Number three came out wrong (5) |
| SIENA | Sailing in sea to a small, walled city in Tuscany (5) |
| CHANCE | Britton ___ won a gold medal in sailing in 1952 |
| THREE | I Saw _ _ (Come Sailing In), traditional Christmas carol (5,5) |
| MARK | Founder of Facebook who was sailing in the waters around Mallorca in his luxury yacht in June this year (4,10) |
| ZUCKERBERG | Founder of Facebook who was sailing in the waters around Mallorca in his luxury yacht in June this year (4,10) |
| NOEL | "I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In," e.g. |
| ISAW | "___ Three Ships Come Sailing In" (2 wds.) |
| GYBE | Change tack when sailing in a following wind (4) |
| GIBE | Change tack when sailing in a following wind (4) |
| AVAST | Stop sailing in a tub, son |
| EASTERN | Spain to the rear when sailing in a certain direction (7) |
| LARYNGITIS | For illness, try sailing in a storm (10) |
| SAWTHREESHIPS | 'I ___ ___ ___ come sailing in', (carol) (3,5,5) |
| OBTAIN | Get a boat sailing in (6) |
| SAW | "I ___ three ships come sailing in..." |
| STEWART | Rod ___, singer who had a hit with Sailing in 1975 (7) |
| ADIOS | "See ya," sailing in Santo Domingo |